Conference Agenda

Date: Friday, 20/June/2025
12:00pm - 1:00pm	Registration
1:00pm - 1:20pm	Welcome Location: Room 2.03
1:20pm - 2:15pm	Keynote: Julie Yu-Wen Chen: To Speak the Unspeakable: Can Taiwan Really Decolonise Its International Relations and Knowledge Production About China? Location: Room 2.03
2:15pm - 2:30pm	Coffee Break 1
2:30pm - 4:00pm	Panel 01: TFD panel: Political, Economic and Security Dynamics in the Indo-Pacific Location: Room 2.03 Chair: Yeh-chung Lu	Panel 02: Taiwan’s Diplomacy in the Indo-Pacific: Strategies, Alliances, and Soft Power Location: Room 2.18 Chair: David Broul
4:00pm - 4:15pm	Coffee Break 2
4:15pm - 5:45pm	Panel 03: Between Pragmatism and Principles: The Evolving Ties Between Taiwan and CEE Countries Location: Room 2.03 Chair: David Broul	Panel 04: From Travelogues to Children’s Books: Taiwan’s Literary Landscape Location: Room 2.18 Chair: Ti-Han Chang
6:00pm - 6:50pm	Tour: Olomouc Walking Tour
7:00pm - 10:00pm	Conference Reception Parkány gardens

Date: Saturday, 21/June/2025
9:00am - 10:30am	Panel 05: Bridging Continents: Taiwan’s Evolving Role in European Diplomacy and Policy Location: Room 2.03 Chair: Kristina Kironska	Panel 06: Archipelagic Connections: Environment, Identity, and Indigenous Narratives in Taiwan Location: Room 2.18 Chair: Isabelle Cockel
10:30am - 10:45am	Coffee Break 3
10:45am - 12:15pm	Panel 07: The Evolution of Language and Translation in Taiwan Location: Room 2.03 Chair: Corrado Neri	Panel 08: Navigating Uncertainty: Taiwan’s Resilience Amidst China’s Expanding Influence Location: Room 2.18 Chair: Josie-Marie Perkuhn
12:15pm - 1:00pm	Lunch 1: Book Launch
1:00pm - 2:30pm	Panel 09: To Defend and Protect: Taiwan’s Strategic Role in the Indo-Pacific Location: Room 2.03 Chair: Alfred Gerstl	Panel 10: Museums, Music, Memory: Political and Cultural Expressions in Taiwan Location: Room 2.18 Chair: Nancy Guy
2:30pm - 2:45pm	Coffee Break 4
2:45pm - 4:35pm	Panel 11: From Poetry to Politics: Taiwanese Cinema in Historical and Transnational Contexts Location: Room 2.03 Chair: Wafa Ghermani	Panel 12: Mobility, Integration, and Exclusion: The Realities of Migrant Communities in Taiwan Location: Room 2.18 Chair: Beatrice Zani
4:35pm - 4:45pm	Coffee Break 5
4:45pm - 6:00pm	EATS Annual General Meeting (EATS Members only Location: Room 2.31
6:30pm - 9:30pm	Conference Dinner Konvikt - Univerzitní 3, 779 00 Olomouc

Date: Sunday, 22/June/2025
9:00am - 10:30am	Panel 13: From Colonial Encounters to Cold War Alliances: Taiwan’s Historical Trajectories Location: Room 2.03 Chair: Stefano Pelaggi	Panel 14: Lim Pen Yuan panel: Maritime Trading and Commodity Frontier: Taiwan’s Business Network in Late 19th and Early 20th Century East Asia Location: Room 2.18 Chair: Huang Fu-San
10:30am - 10:45am	Coffee Break 6
10:45am - 12:15pm	Panel 15: Chip Diplomacy and Beyond: Taiwan’s Geopolitical and Economic Maneuvering Location: Room 2.03 Chair: Rosalie Chen	Panel 16: Young Scholar Award Panel Location: Room 2.18 Chair: Wafa Ghermani
12:15pm - 1:00pm	Lunch 2
1:00pm - 3:15pm	Panel 17 (double panel): MA PANEL: Taiwan’s Cultural and Political Landscape Location: Room 2.03 Chair: Bi-yu Chang	Panel 18: Social Change and Policy in Taiwan: Gender, Housing, and Reproductive Rights Location: Room 2.18 Chair: Isabelle Cockel
3:15pm - 3:45pm	Coffee Break 7
3:45pm - 4:15pm	2025 YSA Presentation + Closing Location: Room 2.03